Chapter 9 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 9

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 9.18

नर्दतामसुराणां च ध्वनिमें श्रोत्रमागतः। न रतस्य च संग्रामे क्रोशतोऽपि स्वनो गुरोः॥

nardatāmasurāṇāṃ ca dhvanimeṃ śrotramāgataḥ| na ratasya ca saṃgrāme krośato'pi svano guroḥ||

English Meaning

And roars of Asuras also reached my ears; but I could not hear the cries of my superior, engaged in conflict.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)